Format/Length:	a3
HES Item:
National Codes:
Default Codes:

Notes:
COUNTRY CODE (BIRTH) is the same as attribute COUNTRY CODE.

COUNTRY CODE (BIRTH) is the country where the PERSON was born.

Refer to the ISO 3166-1 standard for actual list of alphabetic codes and countries. The alphabetic code to be used is the 3-char alphabetic code available on the International Organisation for Standardisation website http://www.iso.org/iso/home.htm. The 2-char alphabetic code must not be used.

 

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	COUNTRY CODES (BIRTH)